Massachusetts CE Requirements by License

Massachusetts

• Domestic violence and sexual violence training258 CMR 31.03: applicants and licensees 'shall participate in at least one domestic violence and sexual violence training as a condition for licensure, renewal, revival or reinstatement.' One-time - a previously completed Board/DPH-approved course need not be repeated unless the Board requires it. The regulation sets no fixed hour count.
• Anti-racism / anti-discriminationBoard maintains an Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination CE Policy that strongly encourages such CE, but no fixed number of hours is mandated

Home study: No cap on online/home study. Official Board CE page states CEs may be obtained in-person and/or online with no limit on the number obtained online. Separate limits under 258 CMR 31.00: at least 75% of CE must be in courses approved by a recognized entity; up to 25% may be approved by sister professions (APA, NBCC, NHA, ANCC, ACCME); and no more than 50% may come from individual continuing education activities (publications, presentations, research).

Board notes: Board of Registration of Social Workers, 258 CMR 31.00. Biennial renewal on the licensee's birthday. Hour totals vary by license level: LICSW 30, LCSW 20, LSW 15, LSWA 10. 258 CMR 31.03 mandates NO subject-specific hour minimums - there is no 3-hour ethics requirement and no 10-hour clinical-content requirement for LICSW (the prior dataset entry was wrong on both). The one mandated training is a domestic violence and sexual violence training, required of ALL social work applicants and licensees as a condition of licensure, renewal, revival or reinstatement (the prior dataset entry incorrectly said this applies only to the Allied Mental Health Board). CE must come from CSWE-accredited programs, ASWB ACE-approved providers, NASW, or state/provincial licensing bodies; minimum 75% from a recognized approving entity. Retain CE certificates two renewal cycles (4 years) for random audits.

Massachusetts

• Domestic and sexual violence training — 2 hOne-time Board-approved training; counts as 2 CEs in the cycle completed; not repeated each renewal
• EthicsNo specific ethics hours are mandated by 262 CMR 7.00; ethics CE is encouraged but not required

Home study: No cap. 262 CMR 7.00 and the official Board CE pages impose no limit on home study / online / distance learning hours and no live-format minimum. (Some provider summaries cite an outdated 15-of-30 home-study cap; this is not in the current regulation.)

Board notes: Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions. 30 contact hours per 2-year cycle under 262 CMR 7.03. First cycle is prorated (22.5 / 15 / 7.5 hours depending on issue date). One-time domestic and sexual violence training required for licensure/renewal (worth 2 CEs). The Board does NOT approve individual courses; CE must come from Board-recognized entities (e.g., MaMHCA/MCEAP, NBCC). Biennial renewal; keep documentation ~4 years for random audits.

Massachusetts

No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.

Home study: No cap. 251 CMR 4.00 does not restrict home study or distance-learning formats; activities must be clearly psychological in content or directly relevant to the science/practice of psychology.

Board notes: Board of Registration of Psychologists. 20 CE credits per 2-year cycle (renew June 30 of even years) with NO subject-specific mandates (no required ethics hours). Up to 10 of the 20 credits may be earned for authoring books, book chapters, or articles in refereed journals; teaching is not a qualifying activity. Licensee submits a signed, notarized attestation and retains records.

Massachusetts

• Domestic and sexual violence training — 2 hOne-time Board-approved training; counts as 2 CEs in the cycle completed; not repeated each renewal
• EthicsNo specific ethics hours are mandated by 262 CMR 7.00; ethics CE is encouraged but not required

Home study: No cap. 262 CMR 7.00 imposes no limit on home study / online hours and no live-format minimum.

Board notes: Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions. Same CE rule as LMHC under 262 CMR 7.03: 30 contact hours per 2-year cycle (first cycle prorated) plus a one-time domestic and sexual violence training (2 CEs). No mandated ethics hours. The Board recognizes provider/approval bodies rather than approving individual courses. NetCE notes it is not pre-approved specifically for LMFT.

Massachusetts

• Ethics — 4 hBACB recertification requirement (4 of 32 CEUs)
• Supervision — 3 hBACB requirement only for certificants who supervise BCBA/RBT candidates or trainees
• Domestic and sexual violence training — 2 hMA one-time Board-approved training required of all Allied Mental Health licensees, including LABA (2 CEs)

Home study: No live/format minimum. MA (262 CMR 7.00) sets no home-study cap; BACB Learning CEUs may be earned online/self-instructional subject to BACB's own documentation rules.

Board notes: Massachusetts licenses applied behavior analysts (LABA, and LAABA for assistants) under the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions (licensure since 2013). The MA statutory CE floor under 262 CMR 7.03 is 30 contact hours per 2-year cycle plus a one-time domestic/sexual violence training. In practice, LABAs hold BACB certification, whose higher standard governs: 32 CEUs per 2-year cycle including 4 ethics CEUs, plus 3 supervision CEUs for those who supervise. BACB ACE-provider courses are accepted. total_hours reflects the binding BACB 32-CEU standard; the MA 30-hour floor is subsumed within it.